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"Paper Giants"

"Paper Giants"

Monday, January 13, 2020 - 10:00 am to Saturday, February 29, 2020 - 5:00 pm

"Paper Giants" is an ongoing project between Ky Anderson, Meg Lipke and Vicki Sher. The artists met in New York where they live and work. They will present a public lecture on Thursday, January 23 at 6 p.m. in KAB 111, and an opening reception will follow. Sponsored in part by the Florence Hartwig Foundation and in association with the UNI Printmaking Labs. Gallery hours are 10 a.m. to 7 p.m., Monday through Thursday; noon to 5 p.m., Friday and Saturday; and by appointment. Please note, the Gallery will be closed Jan. 20th for Martin Luther King, Jr. Day. Free and open to the public.

Location: UNI Gallery of Art

Contact Information

Name: Darrell Taylor
Email: darrell.taylor@uni.edu
Phone: (319) 273-6134

Link to Event: "Paper Giants" art exhibition

 
"Empowered"

"Empowered"

Monday, January 13, 2020 - 10:00 am to Saturday, February 29, 2020 - 5:00 pm

"Empowered" is a UNI Permanent Art Collection exhibition presented in the Mary Haskell-Hansen Room of the Gallery. It was co-curated by Dr. Elizabeth Sutton and Gallery Director Darrell Taylor. Featured artists include Gladys Nilsson, Birgit Skiold, Sister Mary Corita Kent, Yayoi Kusama, UNI art instructors and alumni as well as objects from UNI Special Collections. Gallery hours are 10 a.m. to 7 p.m., Monday through Thursday; noon to 5 p.m., Friday and Saturday; and by appointment. Please note, the Gallery will be closed Jan. 20th for Martin Luther King, Jr. Day. Free and open to the public. The exhibition will continue March 23 – April 18 and April 27 – May 9.

Location: UNI Gallery of Art

Contact Information

Name: Darrell Taylor
Email: darrell.taylor@uni.edu
Phone: (319) 273-6134

Link to Event: "Empowered"

 
World War I : Lessons and Legacies

World War I : Lessons and Legacies

Wednesday, January 8, 2020 - 12:00 am to Saturday, February 15, 2020 - 12:00 am

Rod Library will have a special exhibition exploring how the lessons and legacies of World War I continue to affect the United States today. World War I: Lessons and Legacies is on view Jan. 6-Feb. 15. The poster exhibition is courtesy of the Smithsonian and The United States World War I Centennial Commission. UNI Museum and Special Collections & University Archives will display artifacts supporting the exhibit. 
 
At noon Wednesday, Jan. 22, Emily Machen, history department, will present "Warriors, Caregivers, and Patriots: Women's Experiences in the First World War" followed by a Special Collections and University Archives open house from 1 to 3 p.m. At noon Wednesday, Jan. 29, Thomas Connors, history department, will present "For the Fallen: Military Cemeteries of the Western Front." Both presentations will be in the ScholarSpace, 301 LIB. The exhibition is on the main floor of Rod Library.

Location: Rod Library, Learning Commons Exhibition Wall

Contact Information

Name: JulieAnn Beddow
Email: lib-prc@uni.edu
Phone: NA

Link to Event: Rod Library exhibit

 
Before 11am
Bill and Linda Tubbs Teaching Connections 2020

Bill and Linda Tubbs Teaching Connections 2020

Thursday, January 30, 2020 - 9:00 am to Friday, January 31, 2020 - 3:30 pm

This year’s Bill and Linda Tubbs Teaching Connections focuses on strategies for supporting emergent bilingual students and families. The two-day professional development workshop is open to UNI faculty, staff and students as well as professionals in education, health and human services in the community. This is a hybrid learning opportunity with face-to-face and online presentations. Full schedule available here. 

There is no charge to attend. 

Location: Schindler Education Center

Contact Information

Name: Mary Stichter
Email: mary.stichter@uni.edu
Phone: (319) 273-2428

Link to Event: Bill and Linda Tubbs Teaching Connections 2020

 
11am
UNI Arctic Day

UNI Arctic Day

Friday, January 31, 2020 - 11:00 am to 12:00 pm

In honor of the inauguration of the UNI Arctic Day and launch of the UArctic on UNI campus, there will be list of presenters with information about UArctic opportunities for international exchange, research and education: Andrey N. Petrov, ARCTICenter director;  Tatiana Egorova, Barents Secretariat, Indigenous Peoples Office; Lars Kullerud, president of the University of the Arctic (viaa Skype).

Location: Room 287, Rod Library

Contact Information

Name: NA
Email: NA
Phone: NA

Link to Event: UNI Arctic Day Event

 
12pm
You're Next Conference

You're Next Conference

Friday, January 31, 2020 - 12:00 pm

The student group 50/50 in 2020 and the Department of Political Science will co-sponsor the You’re Next Leadership Conference. Are you passionate about women's involvement in government? Have you considered running for student government or other office in the future? Come share your passion and learn about campaign strategy and public service from people who have done it! Open to everyone--all majors, all people! Lunch will be provided. Register at https://forms.gle/4kA1frHYL2xxkg5N9

Location: Old Central Ballroom, Maucker Union

Contact Information

Name: Scott Peters
Email: scott.peters@uni.edu
Phone: (319) 273-2727

Link to Event: You're Next Conference

 
3pm
UNI Arctic Day

UNI Arctic Day

Friday, January 31, 2020 - 3:00 pm to 4:00 pm

In honor of the inauguration of the UNI Arctic Day and launch of the UArctic on UNI campus, there will be list of presenters with information about UArctic opportunities for international exchange, research and education. The afternoon topic "The Peoples of Frozen II: Saami Culture in the Arctic" will be presented by Tatiana Egorova, Saami scholar and director of the Indigenous Peoples Office at the Barents Secretariat, Murmansk, Russia

Location: ITTC 29

Contact Information

Name: NA
Email: NA
Phone: NA

Link to Event: UNI Arctic Day Event

 
7pm
"Touch of Evil" screening

"Touch of Evil" screening

Friday, January 31, 2020 - 7:00 pm

In black & white, Orson Welles' "Touch of Evil" is film-noir at its finest. Come join Film Appreciation Club in a screening of this crime classic!

Location: Room 111, Kamerick Art Building

Contact Information

Name: Hunter Friesen
Email: friesen@uni.edu
Phone: (952) 217-9768

Link to Event: NA

 
8pm
SAR Improv: Hot Topics

SAR Improv: Hot Topics

Friday, January 31, 2020 - 8:00 pm

Join us for our first improv comedy show of the semester. Admission is free with a suggested $1 donation.

Location: Threehouse: Wesley Foundation

Contact Information

Name: NA
Email: NA
Phone: NA

Link to Event: SAR Improv: Hot Topics

 
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